2007年12月英語六級考試短文改錯沖刺訓練(8)

　　本期重點：冠詞

　　冠詞主要考查不定冠詞和定冠詞的混淆。還有的是考查一些固定搭配，例如on the other hand, for instance / example(中間沒有an)等。

　　考點解析：

　　例1：With occasional breaks for war, the rates of death

　　and infection in the Europe and America dropped steadily S5._________

　　through the 19th and 20th centuries.

　　解析：定冠詞the通常表示特指。Europe是專有名詞，無需加定冠詞特指。

　　例2：Their experiments have shown that reading disorders

　　are most likely the result of what is, in an effect, faulty wiring S3. __________

　　in the brain—not laziness, stupidity or a poor home environment.

　　解析：in effect / fact是固定搭配，表示陳述事實，意為“事實上，實際上”。

　　例3：Most American businesses are open five days a week. American

　　school children attend the school five days a week as well 2._________

　　解析：attend school意為“上學”，而不是特指“學�！�，所以將the 去掉。相類似的詞還有go to bed, in hospital(住院)，in the hospital(在醫(yī)院)等。

　　例4：Every week hundreds of CVs(簡歷) land on our desks.

　　We’ve seen it all: CVs printed on pink paper, CVs that are 10

　　pages long and CVs with silly mistakes in first paragraph. A S1 __________

　　解析：表示“第幾”時，在序數(shù)詞前面要加上定冠詞the。但是如果把名詞paragraph，lesson等詞放在基數(shù)詞前則不需加定冠詞，例如lesson one等。

　　鞏固與拓展

　　1.The World Health Organization (WHO) says its ten-year

　　campaign to remove leprosy (麻風病) as a world health

　　problem has been successful. Doctor Brundtland, head of

　　the WHO, says a number of leprosy cases around the world _____________

　　has been cut by ninety percent during the past ten years.

　　2.I was in hurry to get off and forgot to check the packages __________

　　lying on the floor. I should be more careful next time.

　　3. She touched him on his head with a smile and said, __________

　　“ My boy, why not play what you know well”

　　4.A great many cities are experiencing difficulties which are

　　nothing new in the history of cities, except in their scale. Some

　　cities have lost their original purpose and have not found new one. __________

　　5.With a team of the researchers at Tokyo National University, __________

　　he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people

　　of different ages with different jobs

　　綜合練習

　　Americans love pets. And it’s not just puppy love, either. Many pet

　　owners treat their furry friends as part of the family. Sometimes they spice

　　up their pets’ living with entertaining videos and amusing toys. If they 1._____

　　have an eye with fashion, pet owners can dress their pets in stylish clothes. 2._____

　　Beneath the fluffy luxuries, there lies a basic American belief: Pets

　　have a right to be treated well. At least 75 animal welfare organizations

　　exist in America, which provides care and adoption services for homeless 3.______

　　and abused animals. Veterinarians can give animals incredible level of 4. _______

　　medical care for an incredible price. To pay for the high-tech health care,

　　people can buy health insurance for their pets. And when it is time to say

　　good-bye, owners can bury their pets in a respectful pet cemetery. 5.______

　　The average American enjoys having pets around, and for good

　　reason. Researchers have discovered that interacting with animals lower a 6.______

　　person’s blood pressure. Dogs can offer protection from burglars and

　　unwelcome visitor. Cats can help rid the home of unwanted pests. Little 7._____

　　creature of all shapes and sizes can provide companionship and love. In 8._______

　　many cases, have a pet prepares a young couple with responsibilities of 9. _______

　　parenthood. Pet even encourage social relationships: They give their owners

　　an appearance of friendly, and they provide a good topic of conversation. 10.______

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